Key Takeaways
- SpaceX Super Intelligence (formerly X Corp) is folding X Premium, Grok, and Cursor into a single plan called “The X Subscription.”
- Five tiers run from free up to $200 a month, with AI usage caps and model access increasing at each level.
- Existing X Premium+ subscribers get a comparable new-bundle plan at the same price or less.
- The move comes months after SpaceX bought Cursor-maker Anysphere for $60 billion.
What Happened
SpaceX Super Intelligence, the company formerly known as X Corp, is combining its separate subscriptions — X Premium, Grok, and Cursor — into one plan called “The X Subscription.” The bundle gives subscribers access to Grok for AI chat with voice, image, video, and API support, Grok’s agentic “AI Bot,” Cursor for AI coding, and existing X Premium perks: the blue verified checkmark, creator tools, and fewer ads.
Why It Matters
The company is betting a combined offering can attract more subscribers than any single product could alone, in a paid AI subscription market where it competes with OpenAI and Anthropic. Folding Cursor in also extends the payoff from SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition of Cursor-maker Anysphere, turning a separately bought coding tool into a subscriber-retention lever for X.
Technical Details
There are five tiers: free, Plus ($8/month), Premium ($30/month), Super ($100/month), and Ultra ($200/month), with AI usage caps rising at each level. The free tier offers only limited chat and agent usage, and Premium or higher is required to access X’s latest Grok models.
Who’s Affected
Current X Premium+ subscribers get a specific incentive to switch: the company says the comparable plan under the new bundle costs the same or less than what they’re already paying. Those users can upgrade from their billing settings or stay on their current plan, while rollout to the broader subscriber base happens gradually.
What’s Next
The bundle lands as SpaceXSI’s parent company separately works through its own finances — it is reportedly in talks to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips — underscoring how much is riding on turning AI subscriptions into recurring revenue. The company hasn’t said when the upgrade will reach all eligible subscribers.
Source: TechCrunch, Oct. 13, 2026.
